US wind power breezes past 2013 installation mark by September

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First nine months of 2014 saw 1,254MW of capacity built, compared to 1,088MW during the whole of 2013

The US wind industry saw installations surpass last year's total last month, according to new data published this week. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) revealed 419MW of wind power capacity...

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